jan 1, 785 - Great Mosque of Córdoba
Description:
Culture: Spanish UmayyadPatron: Emir Abd al-Rahman I, later expansions sponsored by Caliph al-Hakam II and al-Mansur
Materials: Stone walls, reused Roman marble columns, arches alternating red brick and white limestone voussoirs, wooden ceiling, gold and glass mosaic decoration in the qibla wall
856 columns total, some made from jasper, others of onyx, granite, or porphyry
Purpose: Mosque, a gathering place for Muslims in Córdoba
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 785
Now
~ 1241 years ago